Best Free Strava Alternatives for Running and Cycling

Komoot is the best free answer to Strava's paid route builder. You can plan routes anywhere in the world for free, with surface and elevation details for cycling, hiking and running. The App Store listing says your first map region is free forever.

To navigate or record outside that region, you need a map unlock or Premium. The US App Store lists a one-time World Pack at $29.99 and Premium at $4.99 a month or $59.99 a year. Since February 2025, new users need Premium to sync Komoot routes to Wahoo bike computers, and Komoot maps on Garmin devices are a Premium feature.

Komoot has real privacy zones. Parts of a tour that start or end inside a zone stay hidden from others. You set zones on the website, not in the app.

What you lose vs Strava: segment leaderboards and the big social feed of friends' activities.

If you already have a Garmin watch or Edge bike computer, you may not need Strava at all. Garmin Connect is free and keeps your full activity history, health stats and training data. It has a route planner, called courses, that sends routes to your device. It also has privacy zones to hide your home.

The catch: the app does not record GPS from your phone. You need a Garmin device. Garmin added a paid tier, Connect+, at $6.99 a month or $69.99 a year in the US. Garmin says the free Connect app is not going away.

What you lose vs Strava: segments and a big social network, unless you still sync to a free Strava account.

Nike Run Club has no price and no subscription. Nike's own page says so. It tracks pace, distance, GPS route, elevation and heart rate. You also get audio guided runs and training plans from 5K to marathon, in selected countries.

You must sign up as a Nike Member, which is free. The App Store privacy label says some data is linked to your identity and used for advertising.

What you lose vs Strava: cycling, route planning, privacy zones and segments. It is a running app only.

adidas Running, once called Runtastic, tracks runs, walks, rides and more than 90 sports with GPS. You get live stats, training plans, voice coaching, global challenges and virtual races.

It needs an account, and the Google Play listing says it contains ads. The current US App Store and Google Play listings show no in-app purchases, and the US description no longer mentions a Premium plan, so the core app, plans and voice coaching are free to start with. Some regional App Store listings still sell Premium.

What you lose vs Strava: route planning, segments and a strong cycling community.

OpenTracks records runs, walks and rides with your phone's GPS. There is no account, no ads, no analytics and no cloud. It works with Bluetooth heart rate straps, cadence sensors and power meters. You can export to GPX, KML or KMZ and upload anywhere you like.

It is free on F-Droid. The Google Play version costs $4.99, which supports the developer. Version 4.29.0 landed on F-Droid on October 1, 2026, so it is actively maintained.

What you lose vs Strava: everything social. No feed, no segments, no route planning, no iPhone app.

FitoTrack logs running, cycling and hiking with a map, speed chart, pace and full statistics. It has no ads and no tracking, and the code is open source under GPLv3.

It is free on F-Droid and Google Play. Version 16.3 landed on August 26, 2026. Like OpenTracks, your workouts stay on your phone, so there is nothing to hide with a privacy zone.

What you lose vs Strava: sharing, segments, route planning and sensor-heavy training analysis.

Relive records your run, ride or hike and turns it into a 3D flyover video of your route. Relive's support pages say the free app records your activities and makes a basic video of each one. You can tag friends and share to Instagram and other apps.

Relive Plus ($6.99 or $38.99 on the US App Store) lets you add up to 100 photos or clips per video, re-edit as often as you like and pick music. It can also import activities from other apps, so it works well next to a free tracker.

What you lose vs Strava: segments, training stats and route planning.

With iOS 26, the Fitness app on iPhone gained a Workout tab. It records outdoor walks, runs and rides with the phone's GPS, so you do not need an Apple Watch. You see your route, distance, pace and calories after you finish.

There is no live map during the workout on iPhone. Data stays in Apple Health, and nothing is public by default. Apple Fitness+ is a separate paid service for video classes. You do not need it to track.

What you lose vs Strava: route planning, segments and any public sharing or social feed.